COVID-19’s disparate impact on Ohio minorities has federal civil rights implications: Scott Douglas Gerber
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
In this Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, a droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The disparate impact of COVID-19 on minority Ohioans and others in protected classes raises federal civil rights concerns the state might be well-advised to address, writes Scott Douglas Gerber in a guest column today. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)AP
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ADA, Ohio In late 2019, global health authorities began warning of an outbreak of what appeared to be a new respiratory virus. The virus later became known as the 2019 novel coronavirus, and the illness caused by the virus is COVID-19. The virus rapidly spread across the world, including in Ohio.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, who died Feb. 26 at age 97, was known simply as Father Ted by Notre Dame students and was well known by U.S. presidents and other political figures, church leaders and members of Congress.
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By Gene B. Sperling
Mr. Sperling was the director of the National Economic Council under Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and is the author of “Economic Dignity.”
Feb. 16, 2021
While controversial calls to “defund the police” have grabbed headlines, we urgently need to examine
how we fund the police today. The increasing use of excessive fees, fines, and surcharges to fund parts of our criminal justice system is creating punitive debt traps for millions of low-income Americans leaving prison. Many find themselves in an economic prison: prevented from paying down their debts by the debts themselves. Others are so entrapped that they are actually reincarcerated for unpaid debt. Either way, they are denied the dignity of a real second chance and a fresh start to pursue one’s purpose and to contribute to family, community and country.
The people and moments that influenced the university and nation Celebrated throughout February, Black History Month honors the achievements of Black Americans and recognizes their central role in U.S. history. How and when Black History Month originated is a lesson with ties to Michigan.
Also known as African American History Month, the event dates back to February 1926 when Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans designated the second week of February (to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass) as Negro History Week.
Fifty years later, former U.S. President and Michigan congressman Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month as a month-long opportunity to formally honor the accomplishments of Black Americans “in every area of endeavor throughout history.”
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has been a vocal advocate for religious freedom, both nationally and internationally, throughout his career. His latest book features many of his speeches, essays and articles in defense of this first freedom, as well as the sanctity of life, faithful citizenship and the family. Together, they offer insight about the importance of religious liberty and the contributions of faith communities to society.
These Liberties We Hold Sacred: Essays on Faith and Citizenship in the 21st Century was released Jan. 27 by Square One Publishers (Cover price: $24.95). It is currently available for purchase at various booksellers and at knightsgear.com as well as kofc.org/liberties.